Privacy 3.0—A Reexamination of the Principle of Proportionality
Andrew B. Serwin, a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP, has an article in BNA’s Privacy & Security Law that is of note. It begins: While there are many disagreements regarding privacy, there is general agreement that current privacy theory does not adequately address growing societal concerns... Read more...
Why Privacy Is Not Dead
Danah Boyd writes: Each time Facebook’s privacy settings change or a technology makes personal information available to new audiences, people scream foul. Each time, their cries seem to fall on deaf ears. The reason for this disconnect is that in a computational world, privacy is often implemented... Read more...
How Do You Define ‘Privacy Harm’?
August 27, 2010 by Dissent
Filed under Featured Headlines, Other
Jennifer Valentino-DeVries of the Wall Street Journal recently interviewed Ryan Calo about his concept of “privacy harm.” I had posted a link to Ryan’s article earlier this month, but if you haven’t read it yet or would like to think more about his ideas — and I would hope... Read more...
Lisa Marie Presley sacks cleaners for not signing privacy contract
Lisa Marie, daughter of Elvis Presley, has fired two cleaners at her English country mansion for not signing a bizarre privacy contract. They were ordered to leave within 48 hours of Michael Jackson’s ex-wife moving into the 8million pounds 11-bedroom pile. And the women were warned they would be hauled... Read more...
Candidate for NYS Attorney General issues position paper on privacy
August 19, 2010 by Dissent
Filed under Other, Surveillance
Via Politics on the Hudson, I learned that Richard Brodsky, one of the Democrat candidates running for New York State Attorney General, has issued a policy paper on privacy. Privacy White Paper_final A whole policy paper? Hot damn. That’s more than what President Obama provided us with when... Read more...